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1. IN COMBINATION, MEANS FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL REPRESENTING A FUNCTIONINCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS AT LEAST EQUAL TO THENUMBER OF CONDITIONS IMPOSED UPON THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF AN OBJECT,ADJUSTABLE MEANS FOR PRODUCING SIGNALS REPRESENTING SAID PARAMETERS,SAID ADJUSTABLE MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE INTENDED TIMEOF ARRIVAL OF SAID OBJECT, AND MEANS FOR GENERATING FROM SAID SIGNALREPRESENTING SAID FUNCTION A SIGNAL FOR GUIDING SAID OBJECT ALONG A PATHOF TRAVEL DEFINED BY SAID SIGNAL.